Word: forefronts
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Dates: during 1883-1883
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...purpose. Many of the new ones are being placed in the Union Gymnasium, Boston, and in the gymnasiums at Johns Hopkins, Lehigh, Cornell and Amherst, which are being fitted on his plan, under his supervision. Thus Harvard, with the best building in the country, neglects to keep in the forefront of progress in physical culture, and remains stationary, while smaller institutions take advantage of new ideas. The government of Harvard seems to think that a thing once done is done forever, seems to forget that there is such a thing as steady progress." All of which should be interesting...